Full Description
Assistant principals are often too tied down with day-to-day admin and discipline. This guidebook offers a sustainable, systems-thinking approach to empower APs to move away from being reactive and toward becoming a more proactive, intentional instructional leader.
Balancing vulnerability and clarity, Dr. Sonia A. Matthew, National Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year, draws on three decades of public-education experience to provide a clear blueprint to get APs out of survival mode and on a journey to success. Topics include vision and alignment, time management and planning, communication, instructional leadership, school discipline, self-care and boundaries, and perception and elevation. Each chapter begins with a reflective story and provides loads of helpful step-by-step strategies backed by research.
Complete with ready-to-use AP Power Tools, this book moves beyond abstract leadership theory to offer a living, breathing blueprint for any assistant principal ready to transition from a disciplinarian to a transformational leader fundamentally shaping their school's path.
Contents
Introduction 1. Vision and Alignment 2. The SWOT Analysis 3. Time Management and Planning 4. Communication 5. Instructional Leadership 6. The School Discipline Shift 7. Self-Care and Boundaries 8. Perception and Elevation Conclusion: The Blueprint Is in Your Hands



